Michael Delura (born 1 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2]
![]() Michael Delura | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1993 | DJK Falke Gelsenkirchen | ||
1993–1994 | VfB Gelsenkirchen | ||
1994–1999 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | ||
1999–2003 | Schalke 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Schalke 04 II | 36 | (8) |
2003–2007 | Schalke 04 | 23 | (4) |
2005–2006 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2006–2007 | → Mönchengladbach (loan) | 28 | (3) |
2007–2009 | Panionios | 15 | (3) |
2009–2011 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | (1) |
2012–2013 | VfL Bochum | 17 | (0) |
Total | 161 | (20) | |
National team | |||
2003 | Germany U-18 | 2 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Germany U-19 | 8 | (4) |
2004–2006 | Germany U-20 | 17 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Gelsenkirchen, Delura attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.[3]
Delura joined Schalke 04 when he was 14 years old and made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke 04 in 2003. He was loaned to Hannover 96 and Borussia Mönchengladbach in seasons 2005–06 and 2006–07 respectively. Delura has played more than 70 Bundesliga matches until July 2013.
Delura joined Greek club Panionios for a three-year deal on an undisclosed fee on 1 August 2007. He signed then on 4 June 2009 with Arminia Bielefeld a contract until 30 June 2011.
Delura is a former German youth international.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | Ref. | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Schalke 04 II | 2002–03 | Oberliga Westfalen | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
2003–04 | Regionalliga Nord | 18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | [4] | |||
2004–05 | Oberliga Westfalen | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
Total | 34 | 8 | — | — | 34 | 8 | — | ||||
Schalke 04 | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 4 | [4] |
2004–05 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 0 | [4] | |
Total | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 4 | — | ||
Hannover (loan) | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | [5] | |
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | [6] | |
Panionios | 2008–09 | Superleague | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 3 | [4] |
Arminia Bielefeld | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | [7] | |
2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | [8] | ||
Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | — | |||
VfL Bochum | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | [4] | |
2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | [9] | ||
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | — | |||
Career total | 159 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 177 | 21 | — |
Schalke 04
Zwölf von ihnen haben den Sprung in die Bundesliga geschafft, darunter Manuel Neuer, Ralf Fährmann (beide Schalke), Mesut Özil, Sebastian Boenisch (beide Werber Bremen), Tim Hoogland (Mainz 05), Michael Delura (Panionios Athen) und Alexander Baumjohann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).